Monthly Archives: August 2016

The following is a true conversation: My husband:  “Now, who are the people in this movie? Jo…Beth…?” (This was as we started one of our at-home movie date nights a few weeks ago.) Me: (feeling amused that he is mistaking … Continue reading →

Today’s back-to-school video features Connor Boyack, the amazing guy behind the Libertas Institute. Libertas works to get liberty-based legislation passed in Utah. In this video, Connor details how he homeschools his son using his son’s passion for Angry Birds. I’m … Continue reading →

So two weeks after my out of the nest daughter visited, we got a visit from her older brother, our returned missionary son. They are both software engineering majors at BYU-I. She just finished up her internship and he’s starting … Continue reading →

My daughter who left the nest over two years ago got to be here for a whole week! (I wrote about when she went off to college here. Can you believe it’s been over two years? It was three years … Continue reading →

Copyright © 2016 Sons of Helaman, All rights reserved. I m so excited! Larisa is such a talented viola player, singer, and songwriter! She wrote these original songs, the lyrics and the music, based on Eternal Warriors principles. I remember … Continue reading →

Last month, June 2016, we had a “de facto” family reunion in Utah. It wasn’t planned as a family reunion per se with set activities every day, like swimming or boating or sightseeing. God, through His loving Providence, arranged things … Continue reading →

After reading The Read Aloud Handbook years ago I got totally inspired about how much reading aloud builds kids’ brains. Since then I have wanted “a family culture built on books.” I like to think that my older kids who … Continue reading →

I am slogging my way through Teach the Children after being gifted it from my mom as a thrift store treasure. It is long, meaty and not a super easy read. By the time I finish the book, I might … Continue reading →

What is the biggest lie about education? Is it that increasing money spent per pupil increases test scores? Is it that more time in the classroom means better scores? JaKell Sullivan tells us what the biggest lie is and how … Continue reading →

Whew, I just got back from taking my homeschooling son to football practice at our local high school. He had to be there for a meeting right when school ended. It was a zoo with all the cars of kids … Continue reading →